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...patiently waited for an Eli to come by so that I could be swiped in. Several crimson-colored sweatshirts passed me by before I found a gentleman wearing a white t-shirt with a picture of a bulldog copulating, “doggie style,” with a somewhat distressed-looking pilgrim in crimson. I knew I was in luck. After a polite request, he walked up to the door and positioned his posterior in front of the card reader. Magically, the door clicked open. I was amazed, and inquired how such a feat could be accomplished...
...increased self-reliance. Many economists, like Milton Friedman and visiting professor of economics Jeffrey A. Miron—who teaches the popular course Economics 1017, “A Libertarian Perspective on Economics and Social Policy”—fit into this category.Deontological libertarians, often referred to somewhat ambiguously as “philosophical libertarians,” desire limited government because they think it is the only government that can be morally justified. The fundamental claim of deontological libertarianism is that an innocent person—that is, someone who has not violated another?...
...everyone gets a piece of it.”“Here it seems like a lot of students want to do stuff but they don’t necessarily have access,” she adds.Other Tulane students also found Harvard’s rules for parties somewhat restrictive.“It’s a lot more regulated,” Sarah Miller says of the “subdued” social scene. “But I’ve had some really good times here.”“We thought...
...nothing more than a hodge-podge collection of the habits and idiosyncrasies of our aunts, uncles, and grandparents. I, for instance, always thought my brother and myself were the first of our relatives to row. After all, none of my uncles ever rowed and I certainly thought that the somewhat-patrician sport had been beyond the reach of any of my grandparents. I thus took a certain amount of pride in trailblazing, in being unique, in treading new ground for myself and my family. Well, it turns out, I was wrong. Not only did my maternal grandfather row for several...
...Gulf of Mexico." Hayworth is unlikely to please the West Wing with his assertion about a chat he had at a House Republican retreat in West Virginia a year ago with White House senior adviser Karl Rove. When Hayworth criticized an Administration overture to Mexico, he writes, "Rove became somewhat exasperated and spluttered, 'You just don't want to help brown people, do you?'" A White House official says Rove recalls the conversation, in which he encouraged Hayworth to be sensitive to all citizens, but said the quote is inaccurate...